ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · MN · GEOID 27172882024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Eagan, Minnesota

Mean one-way trip21.2 min±1.2 min MOE
Worked from home23.9%±1.5 pp MOE
Drove alone66.5%±2.4 pp MOE
60+ minute trip2.3%among commuters

U.S. Census Bureau ACS estimates for residents age 16+ who work. Commute time excludes people working from home.

01 / THE SHIFT

What changed in the published estimate?

These periods overlap: 2021 covers 2017–2021 and 2024 covers 2020–2024. Changes are directional comparisons, not independent annual measurements.

Mean commute23.5 min → 21.2 min▼ 2.3 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home13.5% → 23.9%▲ 10.4 pp

Share of workers age 16+ who usually worked from home.

Public transit2.8% → 1.6%▼ 1.3 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone74.1% → 66.5%▼ 7.6 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone66.5% ±2.4 pp
Carpool5.6% ±0.8 pp
Public transit1.6% ±0.5 pp
Walk1.3% ±0.4 pp
Bicycle0.2% ±0.2 pp
Work from home23.9% ±1.5 pp

Each share uses 38,028 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

Compared with similar-size places

Percentiles are single-metric context, never a “good commute” score.

23thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 77% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

85thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 85% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

65thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 65% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

5th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 95% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate68,000± 47 MOE
Workers age 16+38,028± 847 MOE
Workers with travel time28,934± 990 MOE
Estimated home workers9,094± 595 MOE
Why the ± matters

ACS values are survey estimates. The margin of error is the 90% confidence interval published by the Census Bureau or calculated for a share from published component margins. Small differences can be sampling noise.